Candy-dipping machine.



No. 704,248. Patented luly 8, I902.

F. GOLDSCHMHJT.

CANDY DIPPING MACHINE.

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No. 704,248. Patented July 8, I902.

F. GOLDSCHMIDT.

CANDY DIPPING MACHINE.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FERDINAND GOLDSCHMIDT, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

CANDY-DIPPING MACHINE SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.704,248, dated July 8, 1902.

Application filed October 13,1901. Serial No. 79,066. (No model,)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FERDINAND GOLD- sCHMIDT, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCandy-Dipping Machines; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

My invention relates to a novel construction in a candy-dipping machinefor coating so-called creams, the object being to provide a machine ofthis character which can be operated with great rapidity; and itconsists in the features of construction and combinations of partshereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating my invention, Figure 1 is avertical 1ongitudinal section of a machine constructed in accordancewith my invention. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the candy-receiver. Fig.3 is a detail view of the device for depressing the pieces of candy tobe coated into the cream. Fig. i is a plan view of the device forremoving the candy from the cream. Figs. 5 and 6 are detail sections onthe line 5 5 of Fig. 4:, showing the forks on the shaft in twopositions. Fig. 7 is a fragmentary bottom plan view of thecandy-receiver.

Referring now to said drawings, .A indicates a table provided with anopening-B, be-

low which a steam-jacketed receptacle 0 for cream is mounted, the bottomof said receptacle 0 being approximately a quarter-cylinder. Adjacentone end of said table is a standard D, the upper end of which isenlarged and provided with a horizontal row of recesses E, adapted toreceive the shaft or pivots of acandy-receiverF. The said candyreceiverF comprises a receptacle having a bottom G, describing an ogee curve anddivided longitudinally into a number of chutes or troughs 11, adapted toreceive the candy. The partitions J, bordering said troughs, are movabletoward and away from each other to adjust the width of each of saidtroughs, alternate ones of which receive the candy. Then in position toreceive candy, as shown in dotted lines, Figt 1, said receiver Fpartially enters a recess K in said table, and when the candy has beenproperly placed therein it is inverted t0 the position shown in fulllines in Fig. 1, thereby causing each piece of candy to drop into thereceptacle 0 at a predetermined point. To further insure this, a guardor deflecting plate L is secured to the delivery end of said receiver F.As the cream is very thick and its gravity equal to or greater than thecandy to be dipped, the latter must be forcibly immersed, and to thisend I provide a device on said receptacle F to accomplish this. Saiddevice consists of a zigzag wire M, secured to the lower ends of tworods N, longitudinal-1y movable in sleeves O, pivotally mounted on lugsP in the side walls of said receiver F. Said sleeves O are nor mallyheld in the position shown in full lines, Fig. 1, by means of springs Q,engaging the same in any suitable manner to accomplish the purpose. Therods N are normally held at the upper limits of their motion by means ofsprings R, interposed between said sleeves O and collars S on said rods.Said wire M is thus normally held out of the path of the dropping candy,and when the latter has been dropped said rods N are turned to bringsaid wire M over the row of candyand then depressed to immerse thecandy. I Said rods are then released and the receptacle F returned tothe position shown in dotted lines. EX- tending across said table, abovethe other end of said receptacle 0, is a'crank-shaft T, journaled inbearings U on said table. Said shaft is provided with a longitudinalgroove or recess V, in which a rod W is movably mounted, being held inplace and guided by means of guides X. The said shaft is provided with aseries of openings in the bottom of said groove or recess V andinalinement with one wall of said groove, and the said rod W is providedwith similar openings parallel with the openings in said shaft, saidopenings being adapted to receive the ends of wire loops Z, which areadapted-toremove the candy from the cream and deliver same upon paper orother suitable receptacle. The said rod W is operated by its own gravityto turn said wire loops in the manner indicated in Figs. 5 and 6,thereby readily catching and releasing the dipped candy. The rod W beingquite heavy will when said shaft T is turned to the position shown inFig. 6 obviously drop to the lower limit of its movement and carry oneend of each loop Z with it, thereby turning all of said loops. Thelatter will cause said rod to swing longitudinally as it changesposition in an arc less than ninety degrees, having a radius equal tothe distance between the ends of each loop. When said shaft is returnedto the position shown in Fig. 5, said rod will again drop in a similarmanner and return the loops to the position shown in Fig. 4. Owing tothe shape of the bottom of said receptacle 0, it is necesary to advancethe receiver F from time to time as the level of the cream is lowered,for the reason that the cream will recede from the innermost end of saidreceptacle 0 and the candy thus strike the curved wall and roll down thelatter to the cream. Hence such candy will be carried out of the path ofthe depressor, and in order to avoid this the receiver F must beadvanced to bring the depressor in proper position to effect completeimmersion of the candy. The partitions dividing said receiver F may beadjusted in any desired manner; but I have shown devices which arepreferable, for the reason that they serve to adjust all the chutesequally and. simultaneously. Each of said partitions J is provided onits lowerredge with two pins a, passing through lateral slots in thebottom of said receiver F. The pins on each pair of adjacent partitionsare connected together by means of lazy-tongs levers b, and these inturn are connected by means of links 0 and cl with a rod 6, extendingtransversely across the bottom of said receiver F. By moving said rodthe partitions will be adjusted in an obvious mannerand held in anydesired position by securing said rod, the latter being provided witharmsf, passing through sleeves g on the side walls of said receiver Fand being engaged by a set-screw 71., mounted therein.

I claim as my invention 1. In a machine of the kind specified, the

combination with a receptacle adapted to re ceive the coating, anddevices movable in said receptacle for removing the dipped candy, of areceiver movable over said receptacle and provided with chutes toreceive the candy to be dipped and deliver same to said receptacle atpredetermined points, and devices carried by said receiver for forciblyimmersingthe candy.

2. In a machine of the kind specified, the combination with areceptacle, a receiver movable over same and provided with a series ofchutes each adapted to receive a piece of candy to be dipped and deliversame into said receptacle at predetermined points, and devices carriedby said receiver for forcibly immersing said candy in the coatingcontained in said receptacle, of acrank-shaft above said receptaclecarrying forks adapted to move into and out of said receptacle to removethe dipped candy, said forks corresponding in number and position withsaid chutes.

3. In a machine of the kind specified, the combination with a receptacleadapted to contain coating, a receiver provided with chutes at regularintervals pivotally mounted adjacent to said receptacle and projectingover same at one end, said chutes being adapted each to receive a pieceof candy to be dipped, and deliver same to said receptacle at predetermined points, and devices for forcibly immersing said candy, of ashaft mounted adjacent said receptacle, guides on said shaft, a membermovable in said guides, and forks each secured at one end to said shaftand at its other to the membermovable insaid guides, said forks beingadapted to be turned by the movements of said member as said shaft isturned, said forks corresponding in number and location with saidchutes.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FERDINAND GOLDSCHMIDT.

Witnesses:

RUDOLPH WM. LOTZ, JOHN SNowHooK.

